Tag Archives: Individual Rights

Liberalism: A Brief History

“What is liberalism? It is easier to say what it is not. It is not what came before it, a worldview that gave kings and emperors the divine right to rule and that conferred on their subjects whatever lot in … Continue reading

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Piers Morgan: Coleman Hughes: ‘I Don’t See Myself As Any Kind Of Race Traitor’

Source:Piers Morgan Uncensored talking to conservative writer Coleman Hughes. Source:The New Democrat “Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by one of the world’s most incisive commentators, Coleman Hughes, to talk about the controversy his theories on race have created in the … Continue reading

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CNN: ‘Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action in College Admissions’

Source:CNN– welcome to the United States Supreme Court. You can also see this post on Blogger. “The Supreme Court ruled colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that … Continue reading

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LA Progressive: Ted Rall- ‘The Difference Between Liberals and Leftists’

Source:The New Democrat  “Living as they do in a bipolar political world where politics consists of Democrats and Republicans and no other ideology is real, media corporations in the United States use left, liberal and Democrat as synonyms. This is … Continue reading

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CATO Institute: Doug Bandow: ‘Is Liberalism Good For Religions?’

Source:The New Democrat  “Featuring Joseph Loconte, Associate Professor of History, The King’s College; Daniel Philpott, Professor of Religion and Global Politics, University of Notre Dame; Mustafa Akyol, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute; moderated by Doug … Continue reading

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Barry Goldwater: On Christian Conservatives

Source:Jake Vanderbeck– Mr. Conservative Barry Goldwater, talking about the Christian-Right (who are supposed to be the Modern Conservatives) on abortion. Source:The New Democrat  “On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people … Continue reading

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The Economist: The Literature of Liberalism- Liberal Democracy: The Core of Liberalism

Source: The New Democrat There’s been this ongoing debate about what liberalism actually is and what it means to be a Liberal. If you were ask me as a Liberal what it means to be a Liberal, I would tell … Continue reading

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The Economist: John Stuart Mill- Against Tyranny of The Majority: The Father of Liberalism

Source: The New Democrat   “BY THE age of six, John Stuart Mill had written a history of Rome. By seven, he was devouring Plato in Greek. “This looks like bragging,” his father James told a friend when the boy was … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: Dave Rubin- What is a Classical Liberal?

Source: The New Democrat I’ve been asked many times in the past what are my politics. I’m been accused ( if you want to put it that way ) of being a Libertarian or some other right-winger especially on social … Continue reading

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The Economist: Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?

Source: The New Democrat On this overcast, ugly, cool Memorial Day in the nations capital just outside of Washington, I thought as we celebrate as a country the lives of the people who died for our freedom, I would explain … Continue reading

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